Ex-husband’s Regret by Lean

Chapter 206

"Stop trying to scare me!"

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After Bob yelled this sentence, his eyes showed fear, and before I could respond, he ran away!

"Alright, Jane, I have something to attend to right now, I'll get back to you later."

I hung up on Jane's call and turned to Bradley, who seemed invisible as always. "Did you just going to stand by and watch your father treat your mother like this?"

Bradley shrugged. "I don't have his strength, and he doesn't listen to me."

I was furious beyond words, unsure of what to say.

But Aunt Laura endured the pain and spoke up, "Bradley, wait outside for a moment. I need to talk to your cousin."

"Okay."

After Bradley left, I pulled up a chair and sat by the bedside. "Are your injuries taken care of properly? Is there anything left untreated?"

"No. These wounds just look severe. The doctors and security stopped your uncle before it got too

serious."

Aunt Laura shook her head, looking weaker than the last time I saw her. Tears silently streamed down her face. "I wanted to divorce him, but he won't agree..."

I sighed. "Don't worry, I'll figure something out."

Bob wasn't like Ryan. Getting a divorce from him shouldn't be that complicated. But first, I needed to ensure Aunt Laura's safety, at least to prevent her from being hurt again.

Aunt Laura seemed apologetic, holding my hand. "Okay... Charlotte, I've caused you too much trouble."

family, why say such

on Aunt Laura's condition. Seeing

door of the hospital room, Aunt Laura called out to me.

Laura's face. Curious, I approached her again and asked softly,

into fists on the blanket. Tears flowed silently again. After what seemed like an eternity, she spoke once more, as if making an incredibly difficult decision.

asked, "What

the bed and asked me to help lift the mattress. From underneath, she

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opened the bag and took out a silver pendant in the shape of a rabbit. Though the red string around it

Laura helped me put it around my neck

valuable, I can't

"This belongs to you."

eyes full of words unsaid. Finally, she simply said," Trust

this... something

were wealthy, it would have been difficult for them to

"Yes..."

struggled for a moment, then after helping me wear it and tucking

"Consider it so?"

unwilling to say more. "Alright, I'm tired. You

heart full of questions, toccasionally touched the silver

it didn't feel unfamiliar at all. It was almost as if it belonged to me. Later, it dawned on me that the zodiac symbol on the pendant matched mine-a rabbit. But as far as I could remember, I had never seen

the same

pressing matters on my mind,

"I heard there was trouble at

"Yeah."

I pressed the brake slowly. "Ryan, can you help me with

wasn't sure if he would agree. We had argued fiercely just yesterday, and the internet

I didn't know

to be signing something, the sound of a pen scratching on